A Seashore Ceremony Poem by Barry Van Asten

Our bodies purified to love; anointed
By our seven sacred seals:
Blessed by the glory of love that reveals the
Dreams within our hearts, we sadly wove.
And there upon the stones, a circle drawn. Four
Candles: north, east, south and west.
At the autumn equinox, love was blessed by
Midnight unto the eternal dawn!

By the seashore, we banish and invoke, to
The four quarters, by the light
Of Venus, summoned sevenfold by night, where
We sat in the circle, filled with smoke.

And a ribbon bound our hands together, like
Enchantment; a solemn prayer
Of love, that mingled with rose-incensed air, as
we kissed and joined our souls, for ever!

And the circle was banished.
And the candles extinguished
As a thick mist swept in from the sea...
And we gave thanks to the sea that
Witnessed our union!

The remains of the feast and the cardinal
Flowers and our sacred box containing
Hair and nail clippings were cast
Unto the tide!